Retail stocks open fractionally lower

DanBurrows

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Retail shares opened fractionally lower Friday, with the S&P Retail Index
$rlx
off less than a point at 464.02. Weighing on the index were shares of Staples Inc.,
spls
which fell 17 cents to $23.93, and Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc.
BBBY, +0.67%
which slipped 19 cents at $35.99.

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